🎙️ Wholesome Tech Podcast
2027-01-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Iffy Books, 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, 19146, United States
A new podcast project produced at Iffy Books. Stay tuned for details!

Photo CC-BY Abi Porter

👾 Pixel Buddy Video Art Workshop
2027-01-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-02-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-02-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-02-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-02-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-03-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-03-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-03-19 14:00 - 16:00 and 6 more dates
In this workshop you’ll use a Pi Pico microcontroller to send low-res (320×240) digital video to an HDMI display. Despite its limitations, the cool thing about this device is that it’s inexpensive enough that you can plug it in somewhere (perhaps a wall of TVs at an electronics store) and leave it behind for prank/art/propaganda purposes.
Your Pi Pico will generate video in the DVI-D format rather than the newer HDMI standard. But because HDMI is backwards compatible with DVI-D, your device should work with any HDMI monitor or TV.
Here’s what’s in the kit:

Pi Pico board w/ microUSB port
Pico DVI video sock
insulated wire (4″)
heat shrink tubing (3″)

Here’s what else you’ll need:

HDMI cable
microUSB cable with data connection
computer (macOS/Linux/Windows)
soldering iron
lead-free solder
flux paste
header pins (optional)
wire stripping tool (optional)

➡️ Instructions
Register
coming soon!

🚧 Make Your First Website
2027-02-08 18:00 - 20:00
Make a home page like it’s 1999! Join us at Iffy Books for a new workshop called Make Your First Website, led by Ragman a.k.a. Richard Green. You’ll learn the basics of HTML and create a static site on the free hosting service Neocities. No experience necessary!
Please bring a laptop if you have one. We’re suggesting a $10–$25 donation for this workshop, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Register:
Coming soon!

⊕ Quarterly Bonus Workshop
2027-02-20 10:00 - 12:00
Our quarterly off-site bonus workshop for Patreon supporters. Check out our Patreon page for details!
Questions? Email iffybooks@iffybooks.net
